, 1887-11-10

The electric light refused Iuty little
I after eight last evening. The diIclectiou
Wa OF short duration. however
'i!o" est 9ny ie:ta,z II inquiry about
the country bring thp:- to tire ARGUS
a5encE, ana ther viii bc answered falls
f,c oi charge.
Robert BIl,s had painful accident in
thc postcllicc distributing room yester-
Hay mcrnin1, whereby oae Of lis Erc. =
Was somewhat maEsIcd
Postmaster Mcnamara went 10 Seattle
Saturday to hospital His friends
here hope that careful nnrsiue will soon
make "i:ichHrd himself again"
The raIIe Of the diamond at tine Re-
=cer'iou bag been POSTPONED to Monday
evening ney5, rs NAM ipl!ars % chances
cannot bc pre.eut until then.
B4Nter's sealing and trading schooner
Ieazer, Capt E. c. Quinn, arrived yes.
tcrday from Seattle, with a LOAD of mcr-
chaudIsc for the store at Quileute.
Mr.. j. II. Livermore is in town in the
interest Of the order of the Iron Hall,
ani viii nrobably organize lodge here.
1t ls :. bclifciary insurance order
Me>Srs. Gottstein X kubiac have sold
the Home Saloon to Mr.. c. Semore, who
will have the place painted and ra-iittcd
thFoughouF and run a fiEst-class house.
RE@ARD.-A reward of ten dollars has
beea offered for the arrest and conviction
OF the person who broke several punps
OF glass in the windows of the NJ f.
church.
The board Of University trustees are
called to meet at the parlors OF the Cos
mopoIitan Hotel on Wednesday ltomor-
row. at S, a. m, 10 transact important
business in connection with that enter
prise.
The Port of Entry Guards had drill
last evening At their public diill and
exhibition Dec. 18th, Major Hcndershott
the renowned drummer boy of the Rap
pahannock will manipulate the drum
sticks for them.
Governor Swineford of Afaskai made
love to u niece of President Cleveland,
and then Tilted herr whereupun she wrote
a novel in when she introduced him him
AN character. showing him up in an
unenyiabIe light. lie has offered the
publishers $4,000 to suppress tho pub
licutiom and is not pinInE any more for
his enemy to write book.
At the Y. NJ. c. A meeting Sunday
afternoon there we're about fifty III at
tendance more than have turned cut to
these meetings yet. Mr.. Geo. Carter,
the speaker, was interesting and forcible,
bright, p;quant and practical. Mr..
Carter is secretary of the association at
Seattle. lie was we'll received here, aud
bis visit Wis welcome. the meeting
opened with prayer by Rev. ID. T. Cnrna-
han, WIS lntrrspcrScd hy singing, with
Mr. j. \. Wood presiding at the organ,
and was closed with PRAYER by Rev Den
IsUn. 1t is proposed to heautify the
rooms and make them more attrGctiye,
provide for keeping papers on file, ,Sc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Z. Calhoun ar
rived Sunday morning from San Juan.
The funeral OF their infant son took
place from the residence Of Robert Firth,
Esq, on San Juan Island. speaking of
the sad event Il correspondent of the
Argus writes: The precious earthly
casket was tenderly laid TO rest in the
picturesque cemetery at the Presbyterian
church, after brief and impressive ser
vice. 'TIs comforting to reflect that the
darling babe Ia as il Hover transplanted
to a richer soil and more genial Cline to
anfold in greater beauty and perfection
there. Truly, there are some little forms
some little souls of almost angelic
ioyeliness from the very moment of their
existence called away to their higher
home in the skies. They go (as did this
lovely infant with smiles upon their
lips that tell of JOY they never had words
TO express. Happy baty boy"
At the Nj. +. Church Sunday morning
Rev. Denison gave Il brief sketch of the
organization and growth of the Church
since it was planted here about 16 years
ago by Rev. A. Laubach, when the whole
society consisted of the heads of three
families. Including the pastor and his
wife. Mr.. DenisOn also announced
present membership of thirty-'our in fnll
connection, giving their names and pro-
cecded to read a list of forty three names
of prodationers who had passed their al
lotted six months each, and had been
examined and found eligible for recep-
ton into full connection. Nineteen of
them were present and were received by
due ceremony aS members, three receiv-
ing the rite of baptism. 1t was an
nOunced that some had been continued
on trial. After the ceremony of admit
ing members. the sacrament WAS admin
isfeTed 10 all members prcSeut. The
altar WAS filled three times i'll succession
before all had received communion. The
Church is in most flodrishirg coudi-
ton.
From mYesterdIays Daily.
Bourland has fine stock of holiday